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Gender inequality index — Tonga

Gender inequality index in Tonga in 2023 — 0.444 index. Ranked 115 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 44.5%.

2023 0.444 index −8.07% vs 2022
World rank 115of 172
Period maximum 0.8 index1990
Period minimum 0.425 index2018

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Tonga, 1990–20230.40.50.60.70.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.8 index1991: 0.794 index1992: 0.789 index1993: 0.783 index1994: 0.776 index1995: 0.774 index1996: 0.769 index1997: 0.768 index1998: 0.769 index1999: 0.771 index2000: 0.767 index2001: 0.765 index2002: 0.762 index2003: 0.76 index2004: 0.763 index2005: 0.47 index2006: 0.475 index2007: 0.475 index2008: 0.48 index2009: 0.485 index2010: 0.767 index2011: 0.473 index2012: 0.476 index2013: 0.481 index2014: 0.774 index2015: 0.77 index2016: 0.769 index2017: 0.426 index2018: 0.425 index2019: 0.45 index2020: 0.446 index2021: 0.774 index2022: 0.483 index2023: 0.444 index
Change over the period: −0.356 (−44.5%) Average annual rate: -1.77 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 0.444 index
World 0.455 index
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.24 index
Gender inequality index — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.444 −0.039 −8.07%
2022 0.483 −0.291 −37.6%
2021 0.774 +0.328 +73.54%
2020 0.446 −0.004 −0.89%
2019 0.45 +0.025 +5.88%
2018 0.425 −0.001 −0.23%
2017 0.426 −0.343 −44.6%
2016 0.769 −0.001 −0.13%
2015 0.77 −0.004 −0.52%
2014 0.774 +0.293 +60.91%
2013 0.481 +0.005 +1.05%
2012 0.476 +0.003 +0.63%
2011 0.473 −0.294 −38.33%
2010 0.767 +0.282 +58.14%
2009 0.485 +0.005 +1.04%
2008 0.48 +0.005 +1.05%
2007 0.475 +0 +0%
2006 0.475 +0.005 +1.06%
2005 0.47 −0.293 −38.4%
2004 0.763 +0.003 +0.39%
2003 0.76 −0.002 −0.26%
2002 0.762 −0.003 −0.39%
2001 0.765 −0.002 −0.26%
2000 0.767 −0.004 −0.52%
1999 0.771 +0.002 +0.26%
1998 0.769 +0.001 +0.13%
1997 0.768 −0.001 −0.13%
1996 0.769 −0.005 −0.65%
1995 0.774 −0.002 −0.26%
1994 0.776 −0.007 −0.89%
1993 0.783 −0.006 −0.76%
1992 0.789 −0.005 −0.63%
1991 0.794 −0.006 −0.75%
1990 0.8 — —

Polynesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

WS Samoa 0.416 TO Tonga 0.444
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About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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